The essential guide for the modern man the mans book is a compendium of information that is obscure but highly useful, intermixed with information that is so arcane as to be useless but is nevertheless amusing. In his early childhood the family moved back to denmark, more specifically copenhagen, where kristensen grew up. Audi les anneaux du mans boutique officielle des 24 heures. Dec 19, 2016 danish driving legend, tom kristensen talks to storm about the importance of driver training for all drivers. The book will be presented in le mans on wednesday 10 june and will be available on site and on. While having retired from active competition, tom kristensen is still a very busy man, with the dane having announced that he is authoring a book. The book follows tom kristensen on his journey through spain in the 1920s. Tom kristensen danish author and critic britannica. A path towards literature was being shaped early on, as he was named after the fictional character uncle tom from harriet beecher stowes novel uncle toms cabin 1852, which was his mothers favorite book. Jun 12, 2015 ninetime le mans winner tom kristensen called an end to an unparalleled career late last year, and has returned to the event that made him mr. More recently, audi has also become linked with le mans and success in the 24 heures event.
Author nils finderup is receiving accolades on his latest book, the follow up to the. For the norwegian author by the same name, please see. Audi sport racing bikes for the le mans winners the 24hour race at le mans is one of the worlds biggest sporting events, which attracts hundreds of thousands of fans and many prominent guests. Tom kristensen, danish poet, novelist, and critic who was one of the central literary figures of the disillusioned generation after world war i. Tom kristensen born 7 july 1967 is a danish former racing driver. With nine wins, tom kristensen is the most winning driver in the famous 24 hours le mans race, which has earned him an eternal place in the history of motorsport. The german brand made its reputation with allwheel drive cars several decades ago, in both racing and on the road. Ninetime le mans winning legend tom kristensen is one of four drivers selected to be part of the heroes feature film written and directed by manish pandey.
The book includes translations into english, danish and german. Tom kristensen on his first le mans 24 hours win in this clip from s epic motorsport heroes film, tom kristensen recalls his first le mans. Join facebook to connect with tom kristensen and others you may know. Tom kristensen visits police in le mans tom kristensen was given a police escort last year as he drove through le mans city center at the wheel of an audi r18 etron. He writes about the various sights, and about the people who he meets on the trip. The comprehensive 304page book is written in english, danish and german tom kristensen competed at 24h le mans 18 times. My own mix of photos range, from 2007 to his last year at le mans in 2014. Full details of racing driver tom kristensen s record. Tom k kongen af le mans by peter nygaard goodreads. Peugeot will officially launch their le mans car on the 3rd february. Educated at the university of copenhagen, kristensen taught briefly before he turned to writing. Today we hear from tom kristensen, regaling the story of his first of nine victories in the 24 hours of le mans. Tom kristensen the book gpworld racing merchandise.
Ninetimes winner of the le mans 24 hours tom kristensen. Tom kristensens exclusive le mans countdown part 7. Catching up with 9time le mans winner tom kristensen. Tom, who was inducted into the motor sport hall of fame in 20, will appear on the motor sport live stage while at the show and have a private meet and great with one lucky travel destinations customer. Jun, 2015 ninetime le mans winner tom kristensen called time on an unparalleled career late last year, and has returned to the event that made him mr. He holds the record for the most wins at the 24 hours of le mans with nine, six of which were. Published on sep 8, 2017 ninetime le mans 24 winner tom kristensen takes his 1961 jaguar etype sideways on the wet track at kinrara trophy qualifying at goodwood revival. Tom kristensen to serve as grand marshal for 24h le mans. The ninetime le mans winner and longtime audi factory driver tom kristensen will for the first time, in the coming week, present a new book illustrating his entire career from the early days in karting to the victories in the french endurance classic. Book tom kristensen foredrag helt uforpligtende tajmer. Catching up with le mans 24 hours winner tom kristensen. He was particularly influential as a literary critic for. February 1 le mans, france discussing the mystique of le mans a race he has followed since childhood and we also got to hitting the apex.
The danish racing driver won the famous french 24hour race an amazing nine times, with his first win. The gesture was a kind one, and it reminded me that hed put a call to his many friends in journalism and photography for photos when he was assembling the book several years ago. Audi is, as most successful brand in recent le mans history, particularly popular. The former audi bentley and porsche pilot is also the only sixtime winner of the prestigious 12 hours of sebring. Jacky ickx was known as the greatest le mans driver of all time for so long and his six wins seemed. Jun 12, 2018 discover book depositorys huge selection of tom kristensen books online. Tom kristensen slides jaguar etype round soaking goodwood. Tom kristensen foredrag med 24 timers le mans legenden. Tom kristensen is the most successful race driver in sports car history. A concluding chapter presents the race of champions in words and photographs.
Kristensen to author book on racing career sportscar365. These are the photos i submitted for tom kristensens book audi. Given id worked as a photographer during many of his le mans years, i submitted a mix of my favorites that included tom. Tom kristensen discussing the mystique of le mans a. Nov 19, 2014 the ninetimes winner of the le mans 24 hours, tom kristensen, has announced he is to retire at the end of this season, after the final round of the fia world endurance championship wec in. En kule by tom kristensen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jacky ickx was known as the greatest le mans driver of all time for so long and his six wins seemed unbeatable.
That dindo capello and allan mcnish won the 8 hours at le castellet last weekend with an absolutely continue reading tom kristensens exclusive le mans. Kristensen to serve as grand marshal for 24h le mans. Tom kristensen the book find billigste pris pa bogpriser. It is considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world and has been called the grand prix of endurance and efficiency.
Other drivers featured in the book include formula one stars david coulthard, jenson button, and heikki kovalainen, eighttime le mans winner tom kristensen, xgames and rally america champion travis pastrana and 1995 world rally champion colin mcrae. Ninetime le mans winner tom kristensen called time on an unparalleled career late last year, and has returned to the event that made him mr. Tom kristensen reflects on his 7 le mans victories and talks about his future in motorsport. The dane is the only person to win the legendary 24 heures du mans nine times, six of which were consecutive.
Nov 09, 2006 tom kristensen reflects on his 7 le mans victories and talks about his future in motorsport. Documents the friendship between steve mcqueen and his le mans costar siegfried rauch includes photos of rauchs family album. Men ifolge tom selv har han ikke vundet noget selv, men v. Tom kristensen the book engelstalig duitstalig deenstalig hardcover 304 paginas tom kristensen is the most successful race driver in sports car history. When tom kristensen surpassed that tally in 2005 it was akin to michael schumachers demolition of formula 1s longstanding record book.
It is written in an expressionistic style and is thus a very subjective account. Le mans in view of an incredible 9 victories at the 24 hours of le mans, tom kristensen also holds the record for the. To be in with a chance of winning, book your tickets here or simply visit. The ninetimes winner of the le mans 24 hours, tom kristensen, has announced he is to retire at the end of this season. Tom kristensen the book page 1 le mans pistonheads. These are the photos i submitted for tom kristensens book. He won the race first time in 1997 with joest racings twr porsche wsc95. The book tom kristensen book from politikens forlag.
Tom kristensen presents book in le mans audi mediacenter. Often, they are even the same pieces of information. Biography jacky ickx was known as the greatest le mans driver of all time for so long and. Profile for racing driver tom kristensen from denmark. Tom kristensen can also call himself a former fia world endurance champion. Kob tom kristensen the book af tom kristensen som bog pa dansk til markedets laveste pris og fa leveret i morgen. Discover book depositorys huge selection of tom kristensen books online.
Ninetimes winner of the le mans 24 hours tom kristensen retires. When kristensen finished his driving career with a secondplace in 2014, hed gathered nine overall victories at le mans and 14 podium finishes. Tom kristensen presenting the book about his career. Alongside tom kristensen, allan mcnish discussed how testing of the new audi r18 was going well, whilst with anthony davidson the discussion centered on the new aco regulations and how the smaller engines and fuel tanks will affect performance at le mans 2011.
En kavaler i spanien a gentleman in spain is a travel account of one of kristensen s journeys. He holds the record for the most wins at the 24 hours of le mans with nine, six of which were consecutive from 2000 to 2005. Tom kristensen talks rolex and racing at le mans robb report. Danish driver tom kristensens motorsport legacy will forever be linked with the 24 hours of le mans a race he won an astonishing nine times kristensens first win came 20 years ago, in. Tom kristensen tom aage kristensen was born in london in united kingdom in 1893 to danish parents. Kristensen started his driving career in japan, before getting the call in 1997 to join the iconic 24 hours of le mans race four days before its actual start. In 1997, he won the race with the joest racing team, driving a tom walkinshaw racing designed. Legendary le mans racer tom kristensen on his winning rolex timepieces with nine victories at frances famed motorsport event, the halloffame driver shares his. Apr 19, 2010 ingolstadt, april 16, 2010 in a weekly column le mans record winner tom kristensen gives some exclusive insights behind the scenes of the worlds most famous endurance race and the preparation by audi sport team joest. Tom kristensen tempted by racing return in rolex 24.
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